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M. P. MQINTYRE.

BOSOM BOARD.

No. 364,361. Patented June 7, 1887,

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PATENT OFFICE.

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO DAVID E. DAY, OF SAME PLACE.

BOSOM- BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,361, dated June '7,1887.

Application filed December 13, 1880. Serial No. 22l,4(i9.

To all whmn/ it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MALCOLM F. MQINTYRE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Girard, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bosom Boards; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon, forming part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to bosom-boards; and it consists in theimprovements hereinafter set forth and explained in the specificationand claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 shows a top or plan view of my improved board, with a bosomhaving the neekband broken away thereon. Fig. 2 is a'view of a sectionthereof in I perspective. Fig. 3 is a central crosssection of the same.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inside section of theneckbandsupport of my bosom-board. Fig. 5 is a like view of the outsidesection of the same.

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In the construction of my improved bosomboard I make the body Apreferably of wood, with its lower end somewhat narrower at B than theupper end, G, and with the corners of the lower part, B, of the boardcut away, so as to form the projection E thereon. The edges of the boardA, I make nearly half-round from B to O, as illustrated in thecross-section, Fig. 3. Along these rounded edges I secure theclamping-strips F F by means of arms G G, pivoted to the board A- bymeans of pintles g, inserted in the upper end, 0, and in the shoulders Bof the board,.so that the clampingstrips F will swing entirely aroundthe edges of the board from one side to the other, as illustrated inFig. 3. The end a of the projecting portion E of the board is likewiserounded and provided with a clamping-strip, H, secured to the sides ofsaid projection by means of arms I I, pivoted upon pintles z in theedges of the projection E, so that the strip H (No model.)

will swing around the end 6 from one side of the board to the other.

On each side of the board A and the pro-' j ecti ng portion E thereof Isecure pads or cush ions J and J, as illustrated in Fig. 3, one of 5these cushions being preferably covered with fine white cloth in amanner suitable for the ironing of fine white bosoms thereon, while theothenside may be covered with coarser cloth, so as to be suitable forthe ironing of 6 coarse or colored bosoms thereon, the side. clamps, FF, and the end clamp, H, operating with equal facility for securingbosoms upon either side of the board.

To the central part of the upper end, 0, of 6 the board I attachahandle, P, which I make either of wireor of a flat strip of metal in theshape of a half-circle, projecting outwardly from the end 0 of theboard.

To the central portion of the upper end, 0, 7 of the bosom-board Isecurea removable neckbandsupport, D, by means of a clamp, K, securedthereto and adapted to slip over the end 0 of the board, by meanswhereof the neckband-support may be secured upon either side 7 of theboard A, as desired. This neekbandsupport D preferably consists of acircular in side band, L, of spring metal, secured to a clamp, K, andadapted to fit inside of the neckband of a shirt and expand itselfoutwardly, 8 so as to fill a neekband placed upon it. Inside of thisband L springs O O are secured to the clamp K, the ends of which springsproject through slots 6 i in the end-s of the band L, so as to enter thebuttonholes in the back of a 8 neekband, the tension of these springsbeing inward, so that when the ends thereof are inserted into thebutton-holes of a neekband placed on the support the springs O O operateto draw the neekband tightly around the hand L, the band L at'thc sametime operating to expand it outwardly, the joint action of the band Land of the springs O 0 operating to stretch the neckbandtightly aroundthe band L, without regard to ordinary variations in the sizes thereof.The neekband-support D is in place thereon, this band N being providedwith catches a, so arranged as to adapt it to fit different-sized bands.

In operation, the neckband of the shirt is first placed upon theneckband-suppo rt and secured thereto. Then the lower end ofthebosorn isdrawn down and secured by the clamp H, the outside band, N, operating toprevent the neckband from being drawn out ofplaee. After securing thelower end of the bosom the sides of the bosom may be stretched andsecured by means of the side clamps, F F, when the bosom is ready to beironed.

It is obvious to those skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains that, as my de vice is constructed, the clamps F F and H willoperate with equal facility for securing a bosom toeither side of theband, and also that the neckband-support D is readily adjustable tooperate on either side of the board.

Having thus fully described my invention, so as to enable others toconstruct and use the same, what I claim as new, and desire to se cureby Letters Patent of the United States,

1. The combination, in a bosom-board, of

the rigid side clamps, F F, and end clamp, H, pivotally connected to andadapted to operate from either side of the board A, with a removableneckband expander, L, provided with the springs O O and the adjustableclamping-band N, adapted to clamp the neckband of a shirt to theexpander L, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 2. Thecombination, in a ueckband-expander for a bosom-board, of the circularmetallic inside band, L, the springs O O, and the support therefor, D,with an adjustable clamping band, N, adapted to be clamped around aneekband on said expander, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MALCOLM F. MOINTYRE.

Vitnesses:

CALVIN J. Hmns, HENRY BALL.

